Discussion about "Train ticket enforcement must be fair and proportionate, watchdog warns"

[jfollows]

What I invariably want is a fixed time journey outbound and a flexible time journey inbound.

I want to see the fares for a FIX FIX versus a FIX FLEX so I can then judge whether the additional fare (difference between fix and flex) for the FLEX on the inbound is something I am prepared to pay.

Agreed also.
Virgin, and then Avanti for a while, offered the Saver Half (SVH) ticket which did this, you would buy an outbound advance and a return SVH, it was my ticket combination of choice for a while, including first class upgrade for the return journey from London on a Sunday.
Now the ticket doesn’t exist and the alternatives seem more expensive, to the extent that I’m not prepared to pay the extra so go back to advance tickets both ways.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

There was also the "Saturday Day Travelcard" ticket, which was essentially an advance ticket from a WCML origin station served by Virgin Trains, bundled together with an Off Peak Day Travelcard for London Zones 1-6, and a same day return trip back from London to the origin station, again with Virgin Trains. Good value!

 

[MarlowDonkey]

Virgin, and then Avanti for a while, offered the Saver Half (SVH) ticket which did this, you would buy an outbound advance and a return SVH,

I think FGW/GWR also used to offer this as well. It was ideal for a weekend travelling out Friday and back Sunday. It would have been priced between a Super Off peak Return and Advances both ways.

 

[Kite159]

Agreed also.
Virgin, and then Avanti for a while, offered the Saver Half (SVH) ticket which did this, you would buy an outbound advance and a return SVH, it was my ticket combination of choice for a while, including first class upgrade for the return journey from London on a Sunday.
Now the ticket doesn’t exist and the alternatives seem more expensive, to the extent that I’m not prepared to pay the extra so go back to advance tickets both ways.

Pretty sure something similar was offered on the East Coast as well, before they did away with return fares and set single fares at 60% of the return fare.

Useful if you know the start time was fixed but return was a bit more flexible, I.e. a football match at wembley which potential could run into extra time/penalties.